Matt O'Riley puts Celtic pals on notice as star up for Scotland showdown in 'cool' Euro 2024 scenario

Matt O'Riley has targeted a Euro 2024 Championship D-Day for Denmark against some Celtic team-mates and Scotland.

The Hoops midfielder made his international debut in a defeat for the Danes against Northern Ireland this week to boost his chances of being part of Kasper Hjulmand's squad for the finals in Germany next summer. Denmark have been seeded in pot two with Steve Clarke's Scotland in pot three which leaves the possibility of the nations being on a group collision course when the tournament draw takes place in Hamburg on Saturday December 2.

It's a prospect of coming up against Celtic dressing room pals like Callum McGregor and Greg Taylor which O'Riley admits will have the entire squad on tenterhooks and tuning into the draw next weekend. He said: “There is the possibility Denmark could play Scotland at the Euros next summer.

“We’ll see what happens as it’s a long way away yet. For now it’s just about each player doing their best for the club. I’m certainly focused on doing my best here for Celtic.

“I really need to get into the squad before I can think about that stuff. But at the same time it would be quite cool to play against Scotland.

"The draw is next Saturday so potentially I could be watching the draw with all the lads. We’ll be training in the morning before our game next Sunday but there is every chance we’ll be around a TV seeing who gets who.”

The 23-year-old insists being in the frame to get himself into Denmark's final squad will also inspire him to redouble his efforts with Celtic.

He said: "Getting my first cap seven months before a major tournament isn’t the worst timing. I’m in the mix for the next camps. I’ve got enough time between now and then to hopefully keep performing well and